Re: Top Ten: authors whose new book I would rush out to buy in a heartbeat

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Originally Posted by Colyngbourne

As Diana Wynne Jones died earlier this year, I would probably put in Charlie Higson as a substitute, and also add Margaret Atwood.

Reading Diana Wynne Jones' Reflections, her last work, a compilation of essays and speeches she gave toward the end of her life on writing, and which I found much more useful (or at least encouraging) to me as an aspiring writer of fiction than, say, Orson Scott Card's How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Since the efforts I was inspired to write for the two major American markets in science fiction and fantasy since reading Mrs. Jones's book were met with rejection slips, I obviously need more in the way of instruction, more practice at writing, or both. But Reflections is also an enjoyable read, which Mr. Card's book, sad to say, was not.

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Re: Top Ten: authors whose new book I would rush out to buy in a heartbeat

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Originally Posted by BeccaK

1. Susanna Clarke
On the basis of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, and The Ladies of Grace Adieu, I could probably be found hanging around the gates of Bloomsbury when a new novel is rumoured. Helped by the beautiful cover design for the latter, in hardback.